leeanne gregg there from the mall in colorado. one of the things we also found out moments ago from the news conference from the police chief, just how well planned this attack seemed to be. we heard a lot about what he was wearing during the attack. full body armor. throat protector, groin protector. he was in all black wearing a ballistic helmet as well. 24-year-old james holmes born on december 13, 1987. police say that holmes also booby-trapped his apartment as well. that apartment in a complex four miles from the theater where the shooting spree took place. aurora, colorado s police chief talked about what s inside.
black. he was wearing a ballistic helmet, a tactical ballistic vest, ballistic leggings, a throat protector and a groin protector and a gas mask and black tactical gloves. he clearly wanted to survive. he clearly wanted to feel and look military in doing this. what does that tell you? well, you know, normally mass murderers end up dead at the end of the day. they don t care. they re fed one life. they want their name in the headlights and ah-hha, ha, i ha done it. and in norway when he mowed down children on the island. he s been in court bragging. put out the manifesto. i wouldn t be surprised if this guy read it. there is a new breed that wants to commit the crime and get to enjoy, you know, the benefits of stull being alive. pat, i m curious what you are saying about the norway shooter and the potential commonality is
handguns. he says 71 people were shot in this horrible bloodbath. 12 of them were killed. 59 people injured. he says he is confident that this was a lone gunman. they are still investigating but at the moment all signs point to him acting alone. he descrid what the gunman was wearing and it was pretty eerie. he said that he had a ballistic helmet. he was dressed all in black. he had tactical ballistic vest, ballistic leggings. throat protector, groin protector, gas mask and black tactical gloves. we want to bring in congressman peter king. he has been listening alongwith us. chairman of the homeland security committee. congressman king, what stood out to you from that news conference? several things. one, chief oates certainly is on top of this and he and the aurora policeepartment seem to be doing an outstanding job. it is important to see the cooperation with with the fbi and the atf the while chief oates says he is fairly confident that this was a lone gunman, still the
chief apprehended the suspect, a shotgun, and a handgunment another was in his car and he wore a litany of ballistic gear. suspect was dressed in black. he was wearing a ballistic helmet, a tactical ballistic vest, ballistic leggings, a throat protector and groin protector and a gas mask. and at this hour, police are working to disharm holmes aurora apartment. they ve been working hard all day, which they say is boby trapped in an elaborate fashion. we are trying to determine how to disarm the flammable or explosive material that s in there, so that s why we re here. we could be here for hours or days. the pictures are pretty disturbing. looks pretty sophisticated. the tragedy pushed politics aside today as both the president and his rival, mitt romney, scrubbed campaign events and pulled political ads from colorado s air waves sh speaking
helmet. a tactical ballistic vest. ba list take leggings, a throat protector and groin protector and gas mask and black tactical gloves. shepard: and this is the gas mask on the ground just outside the theater. police say the suspect threw it there. and look at the arsenal police say he used. three guns like these all purchased legally according to good sources. an assault rifle, a shotgun, a handgun and a magazine that can hold more than 100 rounds of ammo so powerful at one point it passed through the wall from one theater to the next. cops say they found another pistol in his car. it is a different picture from the way the suspect described himself. he reportedly said he was quiet and easy going on an apartment rental application and his neighbors say, indeed, he was. he graduated with honors from the university of colorado at riverside. the chancellor there says he was at the top of the top